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Each horse in a sale is assigned a sales number. This number is printed on a sticky tag
and stuck on the horse's hip. Hence the term "Hip Number."
Potential buyers often examine horses at the sales agent's barn. In this example a buyer (or buyer's agent) interested in the chestnut Press Card colt would locate Country Life's barn (number 6) and ask a representative to show Hip 586.
Hip Number Sequence: At first glance, there does not seem to be any rationale for the
order of horses in a sale. |